BUNCH bunsh: Is used of (1) a "bunch of hyssop" (Exodus 12:22, 'aghuddah); (2) a "cluster of raisins" (2 Samuel 16:1 the King James Version; 1 Chronicles 12:40 the King James Version tsimmuq = "something dried or shriveled"); (3) a "camel's hump" (Isaiah 30:6 the King James Version dabbesheth): of obscure etymology. Copyright Statement These f

BUNDLE bun'-d'-l: Represents in English Versions of the Bible the words tseror, from a verb meaning "cramp" "bind," etc. (Genesis 42:35; 1 Samuel 25:29; Song of Solomon 1:13); tsebheth, from a verb probably meaning "to grasp" (Ruth 2:16); and deseme, from deo, "to tie up," "bind," hence, literally "bundle," just as the English word is derived from

BULWARK bool'-wark: The word represents several Hebrew terms (chel, Isaiah 26:1; chelah, Psalms 48:13; matsodh, Ecclesiastes 9:14; matsor, Deuteronomy 20:20). In 2 Chronicles 26:15 the word is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "battlements." See FORTIFICATION. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography

BUNAH bu'-na (bunah); A son of Jerahmeel (1 Chronicles 2:25). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUNAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BULRUSH bool'-rush. See REED. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BULRUSH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BULRUSHES, ARK OF See ARK OF BULRUSHES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BULRUSHES, ARK OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BULL; BULLOCK bool, bool'-ok. See CATTLE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BULL; BULLOCK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BULLS, JEROBOAM'S See CALF, GOLDEN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BULLS, JEROBOAM'S'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BUL bul (bul): Name of the 8th month of the Jewish year (1 Kings 6:38). It is of Phoenician origin and signifies the month of rain, the beginning of the rainy season. See CALENDAR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUL'". "International Standard Bible Enc

BULL, WILD See ANTELOPE; CATTLE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BULL, WILD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BUKKIAH buk-i'-a (buqqiyahu, "proved of God"): A Levite, son of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4,13). See BAKBUKIAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUKKIAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BUILDER bild'-er (banah; oikodomeo, technites): "To build," "builder," ete, are in the Old Testament commonly the translation of banah, "to build," occurring very frequently; see BUILD; BUILDING. The literal significance leads also to several figurative applications, especially to God as Divine Builder: (1) as establishing, e.g. the nation (Psalm

BUKKI buk'-i (buqqi, "mouth of Jah"): (1) A Danite, son of the tribal prince Jogli (Numbers 34:22); he was one of the representative chiefs who assisted in the division of the land. (2) Son of Abishua and father of Izzi, a priest, fourth in descent from Aaron, in the line of Eleazar (1 Chronicles 6:5,51), and ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:4). In 2 Esd

BUFFET buf'-et (kolaphizo, "to beat with the fist"): Refers to bodily maltreatment and violence: "Then did they spit in his face and buffet him" (Matthew 26:67; Mark 14:65; 1 Corinthians 4:11; 1 Peter 2:20). Paul speaks of "a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me" (2 Corinthians 12:7). Used figuratively of self-control: "I buffet (

BUGEAN bu-je'-an, ba'-je-an (Bougaios): An epithet given to Haman in Apocrypha, Additions to Esther 12:6, the Revised Version (British and American); the King James Version has "Agagite". Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUGEAN'". "International Standard

BUILD; BUILDING bild, bild'-ing (banah, binyah, once (Ezekiel 41:13); oikodomeo). 1. Building Conditions: The building conditions existing at the time of the Hebrew conquest were rude and untutored, and, with the exception of the work of the Solomonic period, there was still little or no effort made to introduce a higher state, until the time whe

BUD See FLOWERS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BUFFALO buf'-a-lo. See CATTLE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUFFALO'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BUCKLER buk'-ler: God is called a "buckler" (the Revised Version (British and American) "shield") to them that trust Him (Psalms 18:2,30; 2 Samuel 22:31; Proverbs 2:7). See ARMOR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BUCKLER'". "International Standard Bible

BUCKET buk'-et (deli): The word is found only in Isaiah 40:15; Numbers 24:7, in the latter passage in a figurative use. The bucket was doubtless a waterskin with two cross-pieces at the top to fit it for use in drawing water, like those now in use in Palestine. The ordinary word for water-skin is a different one (no'dh). Copyright Statement These